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the revamp may have paid off at wendy's. the chain reported earnings this week, and while the company missed on expectations, in a positive sign, growth at newer restaurants is up. coffee bean prices continue to drop, but coffee chains are not likely to lower prices any time soon. coffee bean prices have fallen roughly 30% during the past year, to $1.71 per pound from $2.48. according to marketwatch.com, prices on lattes and other drinks at starbucks and other chains remain the same. the coffee houses do have other overhead expenses. and analysts say starbucks is a power brand that is not likely to reduce prices unless customers slow their sip. hyundai and kia customers are suing the automakers for overstating the fuel efficiency of several models. the companies blame "procedural errors" at a shared south korea testing facility for the wrong gas mileage on cars. hyundai and kia plan to issue debit cards to 900,000 customers to reimburse them for additional fuel costs. but the class action lawsuit contends the compensation pl
the revamp may have paid off at wendy's. the chain reported earnings this week, and while the company missed on expectations, in a positive sign, growth at newer restaurants is up. coffee bean prices continue to drop, but coffee chains are not likely to lower prices any time soon. coffee bean prices have fallen roughly 30% during the past year, to $1.71 per pound from $2.48. according to marketwatch.com, prices on lattes and other drinks at starbucks and other chains remain the same. the coffee...
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norbert college political scentist wendy scattergood says that even in a deeply divided electorate, the wisconsin tradition of tou w-minded independent voters is alive and well. >> they tend to be moderates. they do want to see bi- partisanship. they want to see people working together. and so when they get really frustrated or if their trception is that either on the right of the left that they're moving too far to the extreme, they throw them out of office. but having done that only two years ago it wouldn't surprise you that this state could flip again? yeah, absolutely.r we have a tradition of being very, very closely matched between democrats and republicans, so those independents can make all the difference. >> you can canvass, phone, input data, w tever you want. >> reporter: how many persuadables are there? that's also being pursued bya, some major non-party player, who are, by law, required to work independently from the parties. one is we e wisconsin a coalition of labor unions and other partners, including planned parenthood. w theses groups helped push and then lost badly in
norbert college political scentist wendy scattergood says that even in a deeply divided electorate, the wisconsin tradition of tou w-minded independent voters is alive and well. >> they tend to be moderates. they do want to see bi- partisanship. they want to see people working together. and so when they get really frustrated or if their trception is that either on the right of the left that they're moving too far to the extreme, they throw them out of office. but having done that only two...
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joining me again today is wendy weis ner, who directs the democracy project at brennan. we had to cut you short yesterday because we had so much breaking news, but i wanted to bring you back. that's the question. those people who couldn't wait or who passed out that nice woman who was taken away by the paramedics, did they lose their constitutional right, and is there someone actually to blame and what is the fix and whose head should roll? that's a lot of questions. >> this is certainly in the leading democracy in the world we should expect a lot more from our voting system. every eligible american who shows up to vote should be able to find that there's a place that they can vote, that there's a machine that they can vote on. >> florida had the only problem that held them until today. we still don't have an official count in florida. it doesn't matter. mitt romney has conceded the state, but it does matter to some of the congressional districts. down ballots are still a problem. florida is the only place that couldn't stay the census numbers and then logistically put i
joining me again today is wendy weis ner, who directs the democracy project at brennan. we had to cut you short yesterday because we had so much breaking news, but i wanted to bring you back. that's the question. those people who couldn't wait or who passed out that nice woman who was taken away by the paramedics, did they lose their constitutional right, and is there someone actually to blame and what is the fix and whose head should roll? that's a lot of questions. >> this is certainly...
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>>neil: governor, the europeans coming in to judge us, that is like me walking into a wendy's and saying, put down that double burger. but i digress. the six electoral votes of yours, you would think it was 60, the way the candidates have been stomping through your state. the president got tears in his eyes last night. why and how is iowa so crucial? >>guest: well, first of all, iowa believed obama when he promised hope and change but they have been deeply disappointed and feel betrayed the budget has not reduced the deficit and not brought the country together and pent the time blaming and attacking other people, they are looking for a new leadership and with mitt romney, iowa have come from not liking his policies to, really, seeing hope for a new direction in mitt romney someone that has experience in the private sector, that can reduce fell spending and reduce the deficit and grow private sector jobs, revitalize the american dream. that is what we want. i believe the enthuse a is on the republican side. i believe that romney will carry iowa. >>neil: we will watch closely tonight. it
>>neil: governor, the europeans coming in to judge us, that is like me walking into a wendy's and saying, put down that double burger. but i digress. the six electoral votes of yours, you would think it was 60, the way the candidates have been stomping through your state. the president got tears in his eyes last night. why and how is iowa so crucial? >>guest: well, first of all, iowa believed obama when he promised hope and change but they have been deeply disappointed and feel...
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they were out to wendie king and take on the stock options. they debated for a while in 2005, and in the end by early 2006 they decided it wall street that it was a good idea to buy lots of high-risk subprime mortgages, if wall street was raking in the dough on those mortgages, well, and he should do so, too. of course they said we will do it in a responsible prudent way. fannie may this indecision. they both increase their buying of mortgages at the worst possible moment. just when housing market was starting to collapse. well, by late 2007, early 2008 they were losing large amounts of money. the chinese have bought lots of fannie and freddie bonds were getting antsy. they get calling up treasury secretary paulson and saying, what's up? are you behind a fannie and freddie or not? we can hardly tell china to go jump into the south china sea because they were our biggest creditors. so by two thus made the game was over. the treasury had come in and provide huge infusions of money. so far this has cost us about $142 billion. fannie and freddie n
they were out to wendie king and take on the stock options. they debated for a while in 2005, and in the end by early 2006 they decided it wall street that it was a good idea to buy lots of high-risk subprime mortgages, if wall street was raking in the dough on those mortgages, well, and he should do so, too. of course they said we will do it in a responsible prudent way. fannie may this indecision. they both increase their buying of mortgages at the worst possible moment. just when housing...
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stopped at a volunteer center in the cleveland area and a wendy's restaurant, we understand, from the campaign where both candidates made remarks to the customers waiting inside. so we'll hear those remarks, we hope, within the next couple of hours went that tape gets back to us where we're standing in cleveland. after they get pack to where we're standing now, they'll both get back on their respective planes and mitt romney's going head noex pennsylvania, make a stop in the pittsburgh area and back to boston, brooke. our ride business to take off. great dropping in on you. >> it's been fun, jim acosta. thank you so much. as jim points out, romney and ryan voted this morning. the president early voted in chicago. he's in chicago today. tearfully thanked supporters last night in iowa. at a field office to be thankful to supporters picking up the phone and calling folks himself. as the president is a tad superstitious, playing a pick-up game of basketball with friends here as the polls begin to close. we'll tuk talk to my favorite political couple. we'll look out for three things we sho
stopped at a volunteer center in the cleveland area and a wendy's restaurant, we understand, from the campaign where both candidates made remarks to the customers waiting inside. so we'll hear those remarks, we hope, within the next couple of hours went that tape gets back to us where we're standing in cleveland. after they get pack to where we're standing now, they'll both get back on their respective planes and mitt romney's going head noex pennsylvania, make a stop in the pittsburgh area and...
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esto por la competencia feroz aquÃ, mcdonald's tiene una fuerte disputa de sus rivales burger king y wendy's. >>> tenemos una seria advertencia, la compañÃa nestlé está retirando del mercado más de 100 mil botes de nesquick por una posible contaminación con salmonella, los envases en cuestión son los que tienen que ver con una promoción de una pelÃcula, al parecer no hay enfermos yla empresa compensarÃa a los compradores, ahà lo tiene, revise su alacena >>> por lo pronto, tenemos muchÃsimo más en despierta américa, cristina tiene los detalles del estado del tiempo para el viernes y fin de semana, adelante 87 >>> gracias, satcha pretto, asà es, mucho de qué hablar, señores, muy buenos dÃas, eso sÃ, el primer sistema invernal de la temporada, por fin se alejó y nos dejó con temperaturas bastante frescas, tenemos el centro del paÃs, muy tranquilo, pero donde hay mucho de qué hablar es el noroeste donde tenemos este sistema de baja presión que trae temperaturas húmedas, alta presión, y también en canadá tenemos frÃo y en montana hasta un pie de nieve podemos ver, asÃ